Frederick W. Newman

Newman, Frederick William, was born at Falmouth, Cornwall, May 26, 1856. In 1877 he entered as one of the first four students in the Scholae Cancellarii, Truro, and was ordained D. 1879 and P. 1880. After filling several curacies he became Vicar of St. George's, Truro, in 1889. His hymn "Jesus, Lord of our salvation" (St. George's Day), was written on April 6, 1890, as a Processional for use on St. George's Day in his church. It is printed as a leaflet in 7 stanzas of 6 lines. When included in the 1904 ed. of Hymns Ancient & Modern, sts. ii. and vi. were omitted, and slight alterations were made in the rest of the hymn.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)